Acquisition of Logistics Hub for Chemical and Machine Tool Sales

「㈱イチネンファシリティーズ　Higashiosaka, Osaka　Machinery and tools sales business　Warehouse　779　314　Internal funds and borrowings　2025.6　2026.4」

「In addition, we will further advance initiatives including improving management efficiency by consolidating overlapping functions within business segments, reducing procurement costs by strengthening the centralized purchasing function, achieving appropriate inventory levels, reducing costs by optimizing production systems at domestic and overseas factories in the manufacturing division, and bringing logistics in-house, while focusing on improving the profitability of this business, which is a key issue.」

「In addition, we will further advance initiatives including improving management efficiency through the business restructuring implemented in April 2022, reducing procurement costs by strengthening the centralized purchasing function, achieving appropriate inventory levels, reducing costs by optimizing production systems at domestic and overseas factories in the manufacturing division, and in-house logistics,」

「Meanwhile, selling, general and administrative expenses, including rent, increased in connection with the establishment of the Tokyo Logistics Center.」

「Increase of ¥190 million in “Other” tangible fixed assets due to the establishment of the Tokyo Logistics Center and other factors」

「Taking advantage of the merger of 5 companies, we will improve management efficiency, reduce product sourcing costs by strengthening our centralised procurement function, further increase in-house logistics operations, and pursue additional improvements in profitability.」

「We will also strengthen our centralised procurement function to reduce product sourcing costs and pursue further improvements in profitability by making use of integrated logistics hubs.」

「This was mainly attributable to ¥1,230 million in spending on the acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, including research and development facilities for the chemicals business, buildings and other assets related to the machine tools business, and equipment and structures purchased for the parking business.」

「The balance of fixed assets was ¥71,781 million, an increase of ¥3,076 million from ¥68,704 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. The main factors were a ¥1,436 million increase in leased assets due to an increase in operating lease contracts, increases of ¥358 million in land and ¥1,688 million in other property, plant and equipment due to the acquisition of real estate for logistics hubs in the chemicals and machine tools businesses, and a ¥398 million decrease due to amortisation of goodwill and other factors.」

「The balance of fixed assets was ¥71,024 million, an increase of ¥2,320 million from ¥68,704 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. The main factors were a ¥1,098 million increase in leased assets due to an increase in operating lease contracts, increases of ¥358 million in land and ¥1,425 million in other property, plant and equipment due to the acquisition of real estate for logistics hubs in the chemicals and machine tools businesses, and a ¥530 million decrease in investment securities due to fair value measurement and other factors.」

「The acquisition of land, buildings and other assets for logistics hubs in the chemicals and machine tools businesses increased land by ¥647 million and other property, plant and equipment by ¥1,240 million.」